I managed to snipe a Fenix TK70 off eBay for $125 shipped. Sadly, its coming on the slow boat from China, so I have plenty of time to get my battery situation handled.
I need low self discharge NiMH D cell rechargeables and a charger. My research has led me to Tenergy, Maha Imedion, CTA, and Accupower for cells.
I would prefer to keep costs somewhat reasonable. What do you guys suggest for 4 low self discharge D cells and a charger?
I read recently that the Tenergy Centura LSD was a better D cell than the Imedion in every aspect (internal resistance and capacity, etc.). I’ll try and dig up the link.
So far the Tenergy Centura’s are in the lead according to that test data Slim Pickens provided. Does anybody know the cheapest place to source them from?
Thanks everyone! I ended up ordering the Tenergy Centura LSD D cells and a Tenergy charger.
God I cant wait to get this thing. I will have to see if i can convince my friend to come take some pictures with his DSLR at the 1000 meter range at Colorado Rifle Club. I wish I had some more super throwers for comparison.
Anybody in Colorado that wants to possibly meet up there with some more throwers?
Just got my TK70, haven’t tested outside, but inside it’s only brighter on turbo mode vs. TR-J12. Otherwise on high J12 beats it on flood and brightness. The hotspot is not as intense as my Trustfire X6 either so all in all. Can it be I’m using 5 C batteries and it’ weaker than 4 D-sized batteries?
yea I used some paper to center them on the contacts… 5 C batteries are approximately 250mm (5 x 50mm) and 4 D are approximately 246 mm (4 x 61.5mm). Will probably get some decent ni-mh later.